NASCAR Cup Series

Last weekend, Richard Petty was the special guest as part of the Canadian Motorsports Expo. Petty was brought on stage to take part in a half hour Q&A with fans, before signing autographs.

With his rookie season behind him, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. heads into 2014 Daytona Speedweeks with extra confidence, as crew chief Mike Kelley is back at the helm of his up-and- coming race team. Kelley led Stenhouse to two back-to-back Nationwide Series championships in 2011 and 2012 and to NNS rookie of the year honors in 2010.

Ryan Newman, No. 31 Caterpillar Chevrolet SS, met with members of the media at Daytona International Speedway and discussed his journey to get to the track from snow covered North Carolina, thoughts on what kind of race the Sprint Unlimited will be, how he is meshing with his new team and other topics.

Sometimes there isn't much drivers agree upon, but one thing that is pretty unanimous within the garage is that winning a Daytona 500 is a life and career-changing event. But for those that haven't won the Great American Race, we wanted to know what race to this point in their career had been a life-changer.

Singer, songwriter Aloe Blacc will perform the National Anthem prior to the 56th annual DAYTONA 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race scheduled for Sunday, Feb. 23 at 1:00 p.m. ET (FOX).

While across the world, Feb. 14th annually marks the celebration of St. Valentines Day, the date holds a different significance for Jack Roush and the Roush Fenway Racing team. It marks the anniversary of Roush’s first foray into the world of NASCAR; his first race at the highest level of automobile racing and a day that would serve as the launch pad for one of the most successful organizations in professional sports history.

It’s time to get back to racing. For Clint Bowyer, the sport’s biggest race, the Daytona 500, is as good a place as any to kick off the 2014 season. The Emporia, Kan., native has yet to win in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Daytona International Speedway.

No. 66 BlueDEF/AAA Toyota driver Michael Waltrip begins his quest for a third Daytona 500 victory when practice and qualifying begins this weekend for the Feb. 23 Daytona 500.

DENNY HAMLIN, No. 11 FedEx Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - What kind of challenges will Tony Stewart face coming back from an injury? “I think Tony (Stewart) has less challenges because he’s more talented. I think he’s shown he wins in everything he gets in. I think that not being in the car for him -- although it’s for a longer extended period of time -- will come relatively easy."

MATT KENSETH, No. 20 Dollar General Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - How can you improve for 2014? “You always go back after every race, every practice, every qualifying session, certainly every season and you look back and try to see what you can do to improve."